Each employee is hired to make significant contributions to Smith County.
In hiring the most talented, qualified candidates for positions, HR has outlined
a process for hiring employees for Smith County and the Commissioners Court
approved this process effective July 2011.

In order to help employees to better understand the process, HR has provided the
following training presentation.
Click this link to open the Hiring Procedures Training Presentation
. When viewing the presentation, just hit the enter button to advance the slides.
Links within the table of contents are also available to assist in moving between
topics and links are available to take you back to the table of contents.

The training presentation includes the following topics:

Job Postings

Accepting Applications and Resumes

The Interview Process

Reference Checks, Background Checks, and Drug Testing

Job Offers

New Hire Paperwork requirements

Rehires and Internal Transfers

All of the forms mentioned in the training presentation are available below.
Start with the New Hire Checklist and follow the order of forms as they are listed.
If you have any problems, contact the Human Resources department at (903) 590-4642
or by emailing
hrservicedesk@smith-county.com

Select the following links to view documents in pdf format for viewing and printing.
(Adobe Reader required).

Note: Complete the appropriate form(s), following the list noted
in the New Hire Checklist. Once completed, save the form(s) to your computer and
send as email attachment(s) to hrservicedesk@smith-county.com

All forms are to be turned in to Personnel prior to reporting for work and should
be COMPLETED BY THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE unless otherwise noted.

Select the following links to view documents in pdf format for viewing and printing.
(Adobe Reader required).

Note: Complete the appropriate form(s), following the list noted
in the New Hire Checklist. Once completed, save the form(s) to your computer and
send as email attachment(s) to hrservicedesk@smith-county.com

All forms are to be turned in to Personnel prior to reporting for work and should
be COMPLETED BY THE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE unless otherwise noted.